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Noel Schulz, associate dean for research and graduate programs in the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, has been named an award recipient by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE.
Cited for her “outstanding contributions in advancing recruitment and retention of

A storm with winds of up to 80 mph tore down trees and power lines in the area early Sunday morning, though officials said most of the damage wasn’t severe.
Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins said he did not get any reports of

Case loads for the Riley County Health Department’s WIC program are at an all-time low, which has some department personnel concerned.
WIC, or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition

City commissioners are scheduled to vote on an elevated water storage tank for the Blue Township area during their meeting Tuesday.
The elevated water storage tank is a collaborative project between the city and Pottawatomie County Rural Water District No. 1.
The tank is supposed to

An unknown man is wanted by Riley County police for reportedly robbing the Westwood Motel late Friday night.
Officers responded to the motel, 2108 Fort Riley Blvd., at about 11:05 p.m. Friday, according to a Monday news release.
Police were informed that before they arrived an

Junction City police arrested a Fort Riley soldier Saturday evening following a standoff that lasted more than five hours.
A report from the police department indicated that the standoff began when officers responded to 2614 Deerfield Blvd. at 6:07 p.m. after a report of a domestic

Kansas State University diagnosticians are helping the cattle industry save millions of dollars each year by developing earlier and accurate detection of E. coli.
Lance Noll, master’s student in veterinary biomedical science, of Greensburg; T.G. Nagaraja, university distinguished professor of diagnostic medicine and

A Kansas State University senior agricultural economist says there’s a 70 percent chance an El Niño will arrive this fall — and that’s good news for the United States.
Jay O’Neil, an instructor and specialist at the university’s International Grains Program, says

FORT RILEY — After a week of competitions that ranged from flag football to water polo with nearly every soldier on post in participation, a battalion champion was crowned Friday at Custer Hill Parade Field.
The Victory Cup is awarded to the battalion that combines for

Jarrod Slick has a complex history with the justice system — both as a suspect and a victim.
The 23-year-old former Manhattan High School student is suspected of killing his mother, 51-year-old Renee Coffey, a former Kansas State University professor, on May 18 at their home in